The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-17

FROM BLooMsBURo TO ueHTsTREKT by

We took our first trip over the Bloooms-
burg and Sullivan Railroad one morning
this week. Hearing that the road had
been laid as far as the Ligbtstreet bridge,
we resolved to make the trip over the road
from Bloomsbury to Lightstreet. Accord
ingly, we arose at an early hour in the
morning, ate hasty breakfast, and strolled
down the street in the direction Of the
railroad.
Arriving there, we found quite crowd
gathered on Railroad street, between Main
aud Third, waiting for the arrival Of the
early morning traiu, which takes the work
men to the terminus Of the rail-laying ev-
cry morning. After a short wait, the whis.
tie of the engine was heard down the road,
and In few minutes the train drew up
before us. 1t consisted of engine No. 233
OF the d. L. & w. X. r, and four cars,
two platform cars and two car loads of
rails. After the workmen had clambered
on board and placed themselves In various
places about the cars, and everything was
in readiness, the whistle sounded, the bell
| changed, and we started for our first ride
by rail up the creek, seated upon pile Of
boards on one OF the platform cars.
The train passed rapidly and with very
| little jolting or humping, out Railroad
| street, round the curve at the Red Rock
bridge, and rolled out into view Of Fish
ingcreek, as 1t lay sparkling IN the morning
sun. Along the foot of the rocks, which
lowered way above our heads, we rode on
until we approached Irondaie, when we
stopped to take on load OF railroad
spikes and Hungarians 1t took but short
time to load these on, and in few minutes
we were on our way again. The train
passed through Irondale with its many
trees and beautiful shade, ran past
the furnace, where the men stopped their
work to gaze at the train as it passed over
the bridge, which crosses the race at the
furnace, and pursued its way along the
banks OF the race. The road runs from
lrondale between the race and the creek
for short distance until it makes curve
and leaving the creek, continues along the
|
where it crosses the race, the bridge run.
ming obliquely across. AT this point there
is erected a shanty for the laborers, and
here another load OF them was taken on.
There were now about one hun dred people
on the Train, as far as we could judge.
After this load had found places FOL
themselves on the cars the train started on,
the road running along the base OF the hill
for some distance. AS we passed the
fields, the cattle, not used to seeing the
'iron horse" running near them, gazed q
minute, as il startled at the train, and rar
} off to the further end OF the field, with ter
ror shown in every movement In {
short time we came to heavy grade run
ming up to the paper mill, and while OF
the grade we entered cut, probably
twenty feet deep. From the cut W,
emerged into the open again, in full view
of the paper mill, which was in operation
then ran along the race leading to the mil
for a short distance.
Coming to wheat field a short distance
below Lightstreet it was found that the
: farmer had put the bars up at the gap in
the fence through which the railroad runs
and they had to be taken down to ALLOW
the train pass through
A few minutes after this incident we cam
in sight of the little village Of Lightstreet ant
the train came to stop short distanc
below the bridge. The train was unloadet
OF its freight, and the work of laying rail'
: and ties was begun. When we left, the roa,
had been laid to some distance above tn
bridge, and the work was progressing rap
: idly. The rails will be laid to Orangevlll
by the beginning of next week, if nothin
happens to prevent it.